Chris Capuano l LHP l Los Angeles Dodgers1999 MLB Draft: 8th Round (238th Overall) by the Arizona Diamondbacks2013 Team: Los Angeles Dodgers (MLB - NL West), Albuquerque Isotopes (Class-AAA Pacific Coast League)2013 MLB Stats: 2-6, 5.19 ERA, 12 appearances, 52.0 IP, 40 K, 15 BB, .289 B/AVG2013 Class-AAA Stats: 0-0, 1.93 ERA, 2 appearances, 9.1 IP, 9 K, 3 BB, .229 B/AVGCapuano most recently started for the Dodgers on July 4 against the Rockies, allowing seven hits and one walk with three strikeouts and six runs over 4.1 innings. He took the loss in the contest for the Dodgers. His next scheduled start is scheduled for Thursday, July 11 against the Rockies. The Dodgers are the hottest team in the National League over the past three weeks, winning eight of their last 10 games and surging to 2.5 games back of Arizona in second place in the National League West.

Greg Burke l RHP l New York MetsSigned as Free Agent2013 Team: New York Mets (MLB NL East), Las Vegas 51s (Class-AAA Pacific Coast League)2013 MLB Stats: 0-1, 3.86 ERA, 25 appearances, 25.2 IP, 22 K, 8 BB, .295 B/AVG2013 Class-AAA Stats: 1-1, 4.91 ERA, 13 appearances, 14.2 IP, 10 K, 6 BB, .291 B/AVGBurke was optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas by the Mets on June 15, where he made five appearances in relief for the 51s. His best outing for Las Vegas came on June 30 against Tacoma, where Burke allowed no hits while striking out one in 1.1 innings pitched. He was recalled by the Mets on July 5, where he has since appeared in three contests. In a 4-3 Mets win in 16 innings over San Francisco, Burke came out of the bullpen to pitch two strong innings in relief, yielding no runs and four hits while striking out two batters. The Mets are in fourth place in the National League East with a 40-48 ledger, sitting 10.5 games back of Atlanta.

Freiman continues to be impressive in his rookie season with the A’s organization. In three games played in the month of July, Freiman is 3-for-14 at the plate, including a 2-for-4 performance in an 8-7 victory over the Chicago Cubs on July 2. Freiman has been especially good for the A’s this season in his home park, where he is batting .351 (20-for-57) and 11 RBI. Among American League rookies, Freiman ranks fifth in batting average (.267), seventh in RBI (17) and is third in fewest strikeouts (19). The A’s sit atop the AL West standings, 0.5 games up on the Texas Rangers. As a Rule V pickup, Freiman must remain on the A’s active roster for the entire season or get sent back to the San Diego Padres.

Jim Gallagher l 1B l Chicago White Sox2007 MLB Draft: 7th Round (239th Overall) by the Chicago White Sox2013 Team: Charlotte Knights (Class-AAA International League)2013 Class-AAA Stats: .269 AVG (57-for-212), 9 doubles, 26 RBI, 3 HR, 34 Runs, .353 OBPGallagher is enjoying his best season at the Triple-A level, as he is hitting .269 (57-for-212) on the season. He has hits in six of his last 10 contests. In a July 4 contest, Gallagher walked three times and scored two runs in the contest. With runners on base, Gallagher is batting .327 (32-for-98), including 24 of his 26 RBI on the season. Gallagher, has played all three outfield positions this season, as well as first base. In the outfield, Gallagher owns a .984 fielding percentage in 60 games played.

In his 22 games this season with Pawtucket, Hassan has been productive at the plate hitting .311 (23-for-74) which ranks second on the squad this season. In a July 3 contest against Scranton-Wilkes Barre, Hassan was 2-for-4 at the plate with a walk, a double, two runs scored and two RBI. Rated by Baseball America as having the best strike zone judgment in the Red Sox organization entering the 2012 season, Hassan has walked 11 times on the Triple-A level and 21 times in the 30 games he has played on the season. He is listed on Boston’s 40-man roster.

Kremer became Duke’s 13th active player in professional baseball when he signed with the Rockford Aviators of the Frontier League earlier this season. He has enjoyed a strong start to his first professional career, as he is second on the squad with a .375 (24-for-64) average. He has hits in eight of his last ten games, including his last two. In a July 4 victory over Evansville, Kremer was 2-for-3 at the plate with an RBI and three runs scored. He belted his first professional home run July 9 in a 9-8 loss to Schaumburg. Rockford is 15-31 and 14.5 games back of Gateway in the West Division standings.

Lemmerman is batting .235 this season with 56 hits in 71 games he has played this season. He has fared particularly well against left-handed pitching this season, batting .273 (12-for-44) with six RBI. He owns a .933 fielding percentage at shortstop this season. Lemmerman has a hit in five of the past nine games he has played. In a July 3 contest against Corpus Christi, Lemmerman was 2-for-3 at the plate with three runs scored.

Manno has made 26 appearances out of the bullpen thus far during the 2013 campaign with the Blue Wahoos. He last appeared in a game July 10 against the Montgomery Biscuits and no hits while striking out one in three innings pitched. For the season, Manno has struck out 38 batters while walking 19.

Dennis O'Grady l RHP l San Diego Padres2011 MLB Draft: 34th Round (1,043rd Overall) by the San Diego Padres2013 Team: Lake Elsinore Storm (High-A California League)2013 High-A Stats: 2-5, 49.1 IP, 4.20 ERA, 55 K, 19 BB, .273 B/AVGO’Grady continues to be used as the top reliever for the Storm this season with 34 appearances on the year and 49.1 innings pitched. O’Grady had his best month of the season thus far in June, with a 1.26 ERA with 13 strikeouts and four walks in 14.1 innings pitched. For the season, O’Grady’s 55 strikeouts rank fourth on the Storm roster.

Piwnica-Worms continues to play well for Class-A Hagerstown of the South Atlantic League, as he ranks fifth on the squad with an on-base percentage of .388, tied for second in triples (2) and fourth in RBI (32). He enjoyed his best month of the season for the Suns in June batting .288 (23-for-80) with five doubles, one triple and 13 RBI.

Putman has appeared in six games this season with Great Falls in the Rookie Pioneer League, working 11.1 innings. He picked up his first save of the season in his most recent outing against the Orem Owlz, where he pitched two innings and posted three strikeouts.

Stroman has picked up four victories over his last six starts for the Fisher Cats, including his last start on July 7 against Binghamton. In the start, Stroman allowed four hits and two earned runs with eight strikeouts in7.0 innings pitched. In a July 2 loss against New Britian, Stroman allowed three runs over 6.2 innings, but struck out a season-high 13 batters. In the month of June, Stroman posted a 1.38 ERA and with 24 strikeouts.